evolution quick check

which of the following is the best example of an adaptation that helps an organism survive in its environment?

• green coloring in a lizard living on black igneous rocks 

• a thick waxy cuticle to help store conserve water in a desert plant

• a layer of scales on an animal that lives in the tundra

• small, delicate leaves on a plant living in the snow

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a trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce is called a(n) __________.

• variation

• adaptation

• species

• selection

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Darwin's idea about how evolution occurs is called ______.

• variation

• adaptation

• natural selection

• species

organisms evolve due to changes in their DNA called _______.

• growing

• cellular respiration

• mutation

• photosynthesis

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the evolutionary history of the Earth and its fossil record is incomplete because:

• many organisms don't leave behind fossils, making gaps/missing links

• all organisms leave a fossil imprint

• Darwin didn't finish writing it

• plants don't evolve and don't leave any kind of fossil

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Darwin observed many different species of finches on the Galapagos Islands.  what did Darwin conclude about the finches?

• they evolved from many different types of birds

• they all came from different countries and continents

• they developed from other types of organisms

• they evolved from a common ancestor on the main land

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which statement best describes the process of evolution?

• populations can survive in different locations on earth

• environmental conditions limit the number of species on Earth

• the traits of a species can change over time

• populations grow when resources are abundant

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